Two Seconds
Two Seconds

Movie·1932·1h 7m

Two Seconds

HIS LIFE WAS A LIVING HELL until he killed the thing that Crushed him!

Directed By

Mervyn LeRoy

Country

United States of America

Language

English

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The Story

A condemned murderer, in the process of being executed, relives the events that led to his being sentenced to die in the electric chair. Told in flashback, we witness a sleazy dancehall girl (Vivienne Osborne) dupe a high rise riveter (Edward G. Robinson) into marriage so she can live off of him. But when he loses his job and his marbles, she ends up supporting him with money from her side man--and misses no opportunity to rub it in his face that she's now supporting him in his emasculated state. As the animosity grows and things get more and more unbearable, he is eventually driven to desperate measures.

Cinematography

Sol Polito

Music

W. Franke Harling

Editor

Terry O. Morse

Themes

death rowjust marriedwoman between two menflashbackmurderelectric chaircapital punishmentexecutionbookiedancehall girlpre-codetold in flashback

Production House

First National Pictures

Audience Score

61%

23 votes

Skip14%
Timepass31%
Go for it36%
Perfection19%

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Cast

Edward G. Robinson

Edward G. Robinson

John Allen

Vivienne Osborne

Vivienne Osborne

Shirley Day

Guy Kibbee

Guy Kibbee

Bookie

Preston Foster

Preston Foster

Bud Clark

J. Carrol Naish

J. Carrol Naish

Tony

Frederick Burton

Judge

Harry Beresford

Harry Beresford

Doctor

Dorothea Wolbert

Dorothea Wolbert

Lizzie, Cleaning Lady

Berton Churchill

Berton Churchill

The Warden

William Janney

William Janney

College Boy at Execution

Edward McWade

Edward McWade

The Prison Doctor

Gladys Lloyd

Woman

Adrienne Dore

Adrienne Dore

Annie (uncredited)

Luana Walters

Luana Walters

Tart (uncredited)

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Crew

Mervyn LeRoy

Mervyn LeRoy

Director

Sol Polito

Director of Photography

W. Franke Harling

Original Music Composer

Terry O. Morse

Terry O. Morse

Editor

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